Close to 90 Flights Connected to Epstein Reportedly Arrived at or Departed from British Airfields
An investigation has uncovered that close to 90 flights linked to the late financier Jeffrey Epstein are said to have touched down at and left British airports, with some allegedly carrying British women who allege they were abused by the convicted child sex offender.
Flight Logs Show Pattern of Travel
The flight logs were among a trove of court documents and files made public by the estate of Jeffrey Epstein that have been made public over the previous twelve months. The review identified 87 flights connected to Epstein – including many that were previously unknown – landing or taking off from UK airports between the start of the 1990s and 2018.
Onboard Individuals and Post-Conviction Flights
Unnamed female passengers were listed among the travelers entering and exiting the UK. Crucially, 15 of these flights involving the UK occurred subsequent to Epstein’s 2008 conviction for soliciting sex from a underage person.
“This is ‘astonishing’ that there had never been a ‘full-scale UK investigation’ into his operations in the country,” remarked US lawyers acting for numerous Epstein survivors.
British Victims and Legal Proceedings
A statement from one of the UK-based survivors helped convict Epstein’s accomplice socialite Ghislaine Maxwell of sex trafficking of minors in the US in 2021. But, that victim has never been contacted by police in the UK, according to her attorney based in Florida.
In a response, the London's Metropolitan Police stated they had “not received any new evidence that would support reopening the probe.” They noted, “If fresh and pertinent evidence be brought to our attention, encompassing any arising from the release of material in the US, we will review it.”
Continuing Disclosure and Judicial Decisions
A bill to release all files held by the American government in concerning Epstein passed the House and Senate last month. The US justice department has until 19 December to follow through. A vast number of papers are projected to be released.
In a related development, a federal judge decided last week that the DOJ could disclose investigative materials from a trafficking prosecution against Maxwell, Epstein’s longtime confidante, who is serving a 20-year prison sentence over the charges.
